Grade 2 word problems
This Grade 2 worksheet practices grade 2 word problems (Common Core 2.MD.C.8, 2.OA.C.3; Alberta Patterns 1; Alberta Number 3).
6 mixed Grade 2 math word problems, each from a different skill, with an answer key.
6 problems · answer key on the last page · each version has different numbers · Print from the browser
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On this sheet
- Noah cuts a cake into 5 equal pieces. Maya cuts a cake of the same size into 10 equal pieces. Whose pieces are larger? — answer: Noah's pieces
- Maya has 8 apples. Maya needs 11 apples. How many more apples does Maya need? — answer: 3
- Ivy has 280 pencils and puts them in boxes of 10. How many boxes does Ivy fill? — answer: 28
How to teach it
- Read the whole problem, then say in your own words what it asks.
- Find the numbers that matter, and what you are looking for.
- Choose the operation, or draw a picture or a bar model.
- Solve, then check that the answer makes sense in the story.
Questions teachers ask
- How many problems are on this worksheet?
- 6 on one page, with the answer key on the last page.
- What grade and standard is it for?
- Grade 2. Common Core: 2.MD.C.8, 2.OA.C.3. Alberta: Patterns 1, Number 3.
- Can I print more than one version?
- Yes. Every version has different numbers and its own answer key. Use “Make another version” for a new one; the same version always prints the same.
- Are the word problems levelled by grade?
- Yes. Each sheet uses only skills taught in its grade, as the skill map places them, so a Grade 3 sheet never needs Grade 4 content.
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